Taisho, he broke two rules, that's a fact:
http://wiki.warlight.net/index.php/Rules
- using someone else's account without their permission is forbidden
VII. WarLight Accounts
In order to access some features of the Service, you will have to create a WarLight Account. Users are restricted from use of another's Users Account without permission. Users are restricted from impersonating another User's Account. When creating a User Account, you must provide accurate and complete information. Users are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on User Account, and Users must keep Account password secure. You must notify WarLight, LLC. immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of a User Account.
According to this, the person who gave their password to Gnuff claims responsibility for their actions. Most notably:
Users are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on User Account, and Users must keep Account password secure.
As soon as you give your password to another person, you claim responsibility over ANY actions this person takes over your account, ergo the meaning of sole responsibility.
This part: You must notify WarLight, LLC. immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of a User Account.
Implies hacking, however because it is vague, can apply to a 2nd party using the account without permission. Again, since Gnuff has the password he can argue that he had permission.
- You shall not operate more than one WarLight account in a way that gives you an advantage in a game, tournament or ladder.
This part is also a little vague. For example, if he won the game with an alt and it had a different name, then he technically did nothing wrong. If however, the alts had his name and (with clear and concise evidence) he favored his main account over his alts, then he broke this rule. Operating alts is not illegal and it's hard to punish for this since alts who win gain prestige over the main account.
Also, anyone who has ever shared accounts has mixed their IPs into other player pools, so it becomes difficult to determine who should be punished for what. It then becomes difficult to determine which alts are Gnuffs and which belong to players who have shared accounts with Gnuff, unless Gnuff explicitly says that said account is his (which is only his testimony and difficult to take at face value).
impersonating other players
This is done countless time, often as a joke. If it were to get serious, Fizzer would no doubt respond, but at the same time "acting in a manner that satires another player's personality or actions" is different and NOT ILLEGAL. That's not really relevant, but I'd like to point this out.
The English language is easy to manipulate, that's why terms of service are often pages long and very precise. In most of these cases Gnuff can argue his way out of any serious trouble and at most, get a warning or temporary suspension.
ONE MORE THING, he gained all his trophies fairly. He become 1st on the 1v1 ladder and 2v2 ladder presumably without cheating. Taking these trophies away would be unjustified.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not defending him, but you guys lack hard evidence. Some are also trying to strip him of achievements he gained fairly...which could be a form of compensation, but realistically is unrelated.
Edited 4/26/2014 13:09:20
